diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/image/image_hw.inl b/level_zero/core/source/image/image_hw.inl
index 84fe5cf9d3..ed05ce8265 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/image/image_hw.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/image/image_hw.inl
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ ze_result_t ImageCoreFamily<gfxCoreFamily>::initialize(Device *device, const ze_
             args.isDebuggerActive = this->device->getNEODevice()->getDebugger() != nullptr;
 
             gfxCoreHelper.encodeBufferSurfaceState(args);
+
+            auto surfaceStateSize = gfxCoreHelper.getRenderSurfaceStateSize();
+            auto ssInHeap = getBindlessSlot();
+            copySurfaceStateToSSH(ptrOffset(ssInHeap->ssPtr, surfaceStateSize), 0u, NEO::BindlessImageSlot::implicitArgs, false);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/image/test_image.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/image/test_image.cpp
index 6765a35a99..8af926fc68 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/image/test_image.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/image/test_image.cpp
@@ -2228,6 +2228,11 @@ HWTEST2_F(ImageCreate, GivenBindlessImageWhenInitializedThenSurfaceStateCopiedTo
     ASSERT_EQ(surfaceState->getWidth(), width);
     ASSERT_EQ(surfaceState->getHeight(), height);
     ASSERT_EQ(surfaceState->getDepth(), depth);
+
+    surfaceState = static_cast<RENDER_SURFACE_STATE *>(ptrOffset(ssHeapInfo->ssPtr, sizeof(RENDER_SURFACE_STATE) * NEO::BindlessImageSlot::implicitArgs));
+    ASSERT_EQ(surfaceState->getSurfaceType(), RENDER_SURFACE_STATE::SURFACE_TYPE_SURFTYPE_BUFFER);
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(imageHW->getImplicitArgsAllocation()->getGpuAddress(), surfaceState->getSurfaceBaseAddress());
 }
 
 HWTEST2_F(ImageCreate, GivenBindlessSampledImageWhenCreatedThenSampledImageFlagAndSamplerDescIsSet, ImageSupport) {